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Izora Margaret Rhodes-Armstead (July 6, 1942 – September 16, 2004) was an American singer. Known for her distinctive alto voice, [3] Armstead first achieved success as one half of the duo Two Tons O' Fun, along with Martha Wash, as they sang backup for American disco singer Sylvester.
Izora Armstead (Houston, 6 luglio 1942 – San Leandro (California), 16 settembre 2004) è stata una cantautrice e pianista statunitense. Nata Izora Rhodes, ebbe grandissimo successo come componente del duo The Weather Girls e si propose da solista facendosi chiamare Izora Armstead per aver preso il cognome del marito.
The Weather Girls are an American female duo whose best-known line-up comprised Martha Wash and Izora Armstead. Formed in 1976 in San Francisco, California, Wash and Armstead began their musical careers as Two Tons O' Fun, the female backup duo for disco singer Sylvester.
TitleYearPeak Chart Positions(us[30])Peak Chart Positions(us Dance[30])"Stand Up"2020——"Cheek to Cheek"2019—32"We Need Love"(featuring Jason Anousheh)2018——"It's Raining Men 2K12"(Sebo Reed ...2012——By Ben Sisario. Sept. 28, 2004. Izora Rhodes Armstead, one half of the disco-pop duo the Weather Girls, who sang the flamboyant and enduring club hit "It's Raining Men," died on Sept. 16 at a...
17 set 2021 · Armstead earned a teaching credential at the city’s Conservatory of Music. The mother of 11, she worked as a cabdriver and bartender before becoming a professional singer. In the mid-1970s, she met Martha Wash when they both joined the San Francisco gospel group NOW (News of the World).
29 set 2004 · Izora Armstead, half the disco-pop duo the Weather Girls who were best known for their irreverent 1982 hit “It’s Raining Men,” died Sept. 16 of heart failure in a San Leandro hospital. She was...
17 set 2004 · Izora Rhodes Armstead, one-half of disco/pop acts the Weather Girls and Two Tons O’ Fun, died yesterday (Sept. 16) at San Leandro (Calif.) Hospital, near Oakland. The cause was heart failure....
